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Snapshots from Scotland: Deep-Fried Mars Bars
I hope they use a separate fryalator for the deep-fried candybars; the alternative doesn't sound like it would taste good, w/candy bar batter coating taking on the flavor of the seafood that was just fried in the same oil >shudders
I would like to know what "mock chop" is, if anyone from the UK could explain please?
if those prices were in American Dollars, you would have some seriously cheap eats!
Heinz Introduces World's Smallest Microwave, and It's USB-Powered
I'd worry about power surges during "nuking" blowing out my hard drive or motherboard. Don't think I'd want one...
@Lorenzo~ I'm going to check out snopes.com and see if they have anything on this.
@chanterelle~ LOL
Snapshots from South Korea: Fried Things on Sticks
spiral 'taters on a stick oh yes, please!!! As far as that FFEBFHD, I think even stoners would consider that one a "food of shame", and steer clear, opting perhaps for a bulgogi dog or better still a nice kimchee dog, I know I would be first in line for that.
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I eat ______ out of the tin/jar/bottle...
@dixisue, I like pb & mayo sandwiches, no matter what kind of breat I have, also occasionally add a few slices of ripe banana on that...if out of pb, sit there with banana slices on a plate, each one gets a small blobette of mayo, also good this way on a Ritz cracker.
otherwise, out of can or jar it's:
tuna, drained or undrained
Bush's beans, or B&M, best tasting IMO
Spag/MB from the can, so easy now with the zip-off tops!
uncondensed cream of broccoli or cream of chicken soup
HAVE to taste at least 2 tbl of any new jar spaghetti sauce
herring in cream sauce, or just plain pickled w/onions
sardines, in hot sauce, mustard or oil
salmon from a can, also love to drink the "juice"
pickles from a jar
Snapshots from Scotland: Deep-Fried Mars Bars
I hope they use a separate fryalator for the deep-fried candybars; the alternative doesn't sound like it would taste good, w/candy bar batter coating taking on the flavor of the seafood that was just fried in the same oil >shudders
I would like to know what "mock chop" is, if anyone from the UK could explain please?
if those prices were in American Dollars, you would have some seriously cheap eats!
Heinz Introduces World's Smallest Microwave, and It's USB-Powered
I'd worry about power surges during "nuking" blowing out my hard drive or motherboard. Don't think I'd want one...
@Lorenzo~ I'm going to check out snopes.com and see if they have anything on this.
@chanterelle~ LOL
Snapshots from South Korea: Fried Things on Sticks
spiral 'taters on a stick oh yes, please!!! As far as that FFEBFHD, I think even stoners would consider that one a "food of shame", and steer clear, opting perhaps for a bulgogi dog or better still a nice kimchee dog, I know I would be first in line for that.
White Diamond, a Vintage Slider Emporium in Linden, New Jersey
@Nick Solares~ wonderful article!!! As one who is an area native, I can definitely recommend you order the Kaiser roll large cheeseburger (love mine with mayo & bacon)...Have eaten their sliders years before Mr. Soto took over the place, and I can honestly say he has kept the burgers as delicious as they always were, as well as the fries, and let's not forget the onion rings either.
@greyrussian, sad to say, the Elizabeth White Diamond was replaced years ago by Dunkin'Donuts...I practically grew up on their sliders, and remember when the same family ran both that White Diamond in Elizabeth and the one on South Wood Avenue in Linden...
As far as sliders in general, there is something about White Castle sliders that wreaks havoc on my system, people have been calling them "ratburgers" and "murderburgers" for years, LOL
Serious Eats? Really?
@smallkitchen~~I sometimes think the difficulty or not of peeling the HBE is proportionate to the rough life the chicken had before it laid said egg before it became a HBE. (trying to be serious but laughing at myself, even)
I love this site, it's entertaining and educational, and I keep coming back for more.
Birds Stealing Ice Cream Cones
@ilikedginger~had to scroll back up to look OMG LOL; thanks for the...uh..."TIP"!
National Pi Day Pi Pizza
is "Provel" that sort of tangy but mozzarella-like cheese some pizza places are using on their pies?
The Stuffalo: A Buffalo-Chicken-Stuffed -Crust Pizza
Good Idea, and I bet it's tasty too, but why put yourself thru all that extra work tucking them into the crust when you can just pile all those lovely morsels of buffalo chicken right on top where they're meant to be :o) and ENJOY!
Mark Bittman's Savory Oatmeal with Scallions and Soy Sauce
I made a version of this recipe using some leftover chinese "brown sauce" which had scallions in it, and was somewhat like soy sauce thickened by cornstarch but not too salty, I added a bit of butter and some garlic powder and it was delicious!!!
Definitely going to make this a lot more often, hopefully with the scallions though, and seriously considering making a pork roast just to add that wonderful meat to it.
The Supposed Top 10 Worst Fast Food Campaigns of All Time
@gaucholoco~~I thought that commercial was done with Photo Shop and dead hamsters, so keeping that in mind I found it bizarre and disturbing.
However, I love LOLcats, LOLdogs and FAILs, they are much more amusing than that Quizno's commercial IMO.
The day my brother went in there and saw them put his pre-sliced roast beef in a basket and then into hot water kept just for this purpose (note that water was not changed nor basket washed between meat changes) I could never bring myself to eat there. If I want a sub, and a good one, if I can't make my own, there are plenty of non-franchise sub shops around, better prices, better meat and more of all you want w/o freaky commercials.
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
I'd rather have a nice safe and sane Cadbury chocolate bar in one of its many incarnations rather than eat one of those CC Eggs or attempt to take even a straw-ful of that Mc Flurry...
Definitely would NOT be something I would try if I went to the UK.
Tomorrow, Free Roastburgers from Arby's
@Butrflygirly~ "charcoal powder" sounds like the stuff we have to rinse off the activated charcoal we use in our tropical fish tanks' filters...doesn't make it sound very appetizing to me. Glad I read your review, sorry it went (and tasted) so badly for you.
This whole concept made no sense, if it's going to be "burger-like" you would expect it in some sort of patty form, or at least perforated like cubesteaks, just my opinion, better off going somewhere they make real burgers and use real broilers.
In Videos: Parry Gripp's 'Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom'
@PacoMunsin~~~maybe with some fava beans and a nice kee-yan-tee???
Ramen-Based Pizza Crust
I like ramen noodles buttered with or w/o the seasoning (maybe about half of one) with layers of thinly sliced american cheese between while they're still nice and hot, no pizza sauce, might try small bits of meat with, though.
Sugar Rush: Lemon Meringue Tart at Sweet Melissa Patisserie
I've got to agree, IMO why go to a patisserie for an ice-cream sundae when you have all that baked deliciousness beckoning to you? "Oh I'd rather not have that amazing looking lemon meringue tart, honey, just get me a samll scoop of vanilla ice cream in a cup"...it just seems wrong.
Krispy Kreme's Halloween Pumpkin-Shaped Jack-o'-Doughnut
just contemplating the icing my blood sugar went to 300...sigh
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
This brought back memories of trick-or-treats of long ago...imagine someone just throwing in a few Ritz crackers, no bag or anything, just the Ritz crackers so all the rest of your stuff was full of crumbs LOL. Yep, happened to me. Glad to see I am not the only one who feels the gag urge at circus peanuts, I liked the candy corn and the little miniature pumpkins made out of the same stuff. I remember one time getting a little mini-basket of marzipan fruits, oh they were too pretty to eat. The best places to score were the taverns, they always gave the full size candy bars, and just about everyone gave quarters and dollars...hey why complain about money, back then if you made 5-10 dollars trick or treating your neighborhood taverns, you scored bigtime!!!
I Want A Divorce!! ~ Velveeta? Is He For Real??
I think a nice fried bologna and Velveeta would be good, with that cream of tomato soup someone mentioned up a few posts, not sure about ground bologna, will have to look it over.
and if he bought you a block of Velveeta, look at it this way, he didn't bring you home an open DURIAN!!!
The Bacon Hamburger Fatty Melt, a Bacon Burger with Two Bacon-Stuffed Grilled Cheese Sandwiches as Bun
@supastupa---how about Philly-cheese style, but with all the bacon, onions, lots of both, then the ranch, now that would be awesome, on one of those lovely cheesesteak long rolls. Ribeye meat would be too tough I think, can you imagine with thinly sliced london broil or brisket and all that bacon, cheese, onion, and ranch.
The Bacon Hamburger Fatty Melt, a Bacon Burger with Two Bacon-Stuffed Grilled Cheese Sandwiches as Bun
@wunami---sure would, they would probably forbid that choice then.
@Adam Kuban---you just made it look like a foreign food.
I think I just got a chest pain for reading this one...sigh. Maybe I should have one of those new broiled BK Steakhouse burgers w/o the nasty BBQ sauce, or onion rings. Cheese/mushroom sauce isn't bad IMO.
In Videos: Martha Stewart With Babies In Food-Inspired Halloween Costumes
@Deb Harkness: LOL "Turbaby"...I was thinking of trying a Turducken, not now tho..>shuddering
seriously, IMHO, somebody keep her away from the fava beans and chianti!!! (she definitely watched Hannibal too many times).
12-Year Old McDonald's Hamburger, Still Looking Good
@Sugar: I know what you mean about the Wonder Bread; I noticed it stays relatively fresh out of the fridge as long as it's not too warm in the kitchen pantry, otherwise mold can happen in @3 days' time. This is purely from personal experience. Maybe the reason they call it Wonder Bread is: "Wonder" how many more chemicals they can put into this bread and make it stay fresh forever?
iPhone-Themed Cupcakes Win Cupcake Decorating Championship
So cool, they look like they were made by a Play-Doh Fun Factory.
Woman Discovers Strawmato, A Strawberry Inside a Tomato
@beth1 & essny---I agree, can we all say "PHOTOSHOP"? LOL
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I disagree about a lot of the candy items mentioned here.
I, for one, LOVE the fun-sized (or mini, if you prefer) candies. It's a tiny bit of something insanely tasty, enough to give pleasure without causing tummy pains. When I was a young'un and I went trick-or-treating, one house gave out mini Clark bars. Yum-o-delish! I polished those off first.
I think the chewy peanut butter kisses taste absolutely divine.
Candy corn, I think is plenty of tasty, as are the candy pumpkins made of candy-corn base. Think little dollops of hardened cake-frosting.
As for apples and raisins, those I didn't mind in the least.
However, some items, I do agree about.
Toothbrushes -- a boring reminder
Religious pamphlets -- disappointing and WEIRD to boot.
Packages of "normal" food -- oh, for crying in Manhattan, what kid wants to receive a can of baked beans or a box of oat bran in his little plastic jack-o-lantern.
One time I received cough drops -- and not the Ludens or Pine Bros or Smith Bros or F&Fs, which are tasty and could pass as hard candy (as can the Ricolas). These were nasty little green pellets that were -- and tasted like -- MEDICATION. Like I said, for crying in Manhattan! For crying in Manhattan, Chicago, and San Francisco
Oh well. At least I didn't get a ROCK
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
If I didn't live in an apartment building with no kids in it I'd be giving out and full sized candy bar AND a red bull to every kid. HAHAHA!!! HALLOWEEN IS FOR KIDS! SUCK IT PARENTS!
The Bacon Hamburger Fatty Melt, a Bacon Burger with Two Bacon-Stuffed Grilled Cheese Sandwiches as Bun
mini-barf, but what a tasty mini-barf indeed...
Mark Bittman's Savory Oatmeal with Scallions and Soy Sauce
I just found this Blog. Great ideas. I would skip the meats, bacon, regular sour cream, etc. since I am trying to lower my cholesterol. Thanks.
The Bacon Hamburger Fatty Melt, a Bacon Burger with Two Bacon-Stuffed Grilled Cheese Sandwiches as Bun
Oh my, WHEN are THEY going to come up with that magic pill? Can you imagine this creation with a side of fettucine Alfredo?
Serious Eats? Really?
@Don Luis: This is obviously a very late response, but I don't check into SE as often as I did so I missed it when it first went up.
I think your reaction arises from a misunderstanding of what SE is, or means to be.
My impression is that SE began as a NYC-based blog, and that the response from all over the US expanded its focus. I don't think it's unreasonable for a blog to have a regional focus, particularly given that SE is not presenting itself as a global food-related site.
Although I am a New Yorker (meaning 'born there, and spent the largest portion of my life to date there'), I now live outside the US (in Denmark, to be precise), and many of the references to various cooking shows and foods go over my head, but if I'm really curious, I can usually find clarification on YouTube, or elsewhere on the net.
Perhaps what you see as an excess of silliness has more to do with the veiled (or not) hostility that more serious/technical posts sometimes meet; I no longer see many of the more serious posters, which I think is a shame. On the other hand, I think the 'silliness' can be fun and interesting, I just wish there was more of a balance (for those of you who are thinking of reiterating that there are other sites, I know this, but I happen to like SE, and think of it as a big kitchen; shouldn't there be room for all sorts of cooks and eaters?).
Anyway, I think SE is worth taking for what it is; I can understand deciding that you'd rather not post (although you don't seem to have done that), and only look in occasionally, but do recognize what it is, and why.
I eat ______ out of the tin/jar/bottle...
ShawnaAdora had it right...and I guess we're the only ones....
MIRACLE WHIP right from the jar! I eat it sprinkled with black pepper. If I feel fancy, I spread it on crackers!
Cold Chef Boyardee ravioli's from the can ( a childhood vice)
Peanut butter
Eagle Brand milk
Garlic stuffed olives captured with a fork
I eat ______ out of the tin/jar/bottle...
@Traveller - you MUST have been upset. I can't imagine eating a jar of grainy mustard by itself! No, capers would be my choice, I love em.
BTW, congratulations on getting that dissertation over and to an old broad like myself, a "B" sounds pretty damned good.
I eat ______ out of the tin/jar/bottle...
Peanut Butter; Olives; Pickles; Baked Beans; Chef Boyardee; Condensed Soup; Vegetables; Ice Cream; & Almost anything that doesn't require removal from the container for cooking. If it's cooked or sufficiently prepared in the container, I'll eat it right from said container.
I eat ______ out of the tin/jar/bottle...
Altoids? You must be kidding!
I eat ______ out of the tin/jar/bottle...
I love to eat my own canned whole tomato's a quart size, right out of the jar. Reminds me of my mom and grandma and the farm in Ohio, great comfort and memory food for me. coco
I eat ______ out of the tin/jar/bottle...
When my sister & I went backpacking around Europe we were on a VERY limited budget... many times we arrived by bus in our next foriegn city, late at night, hungry & unfamiliar. I remember eating peas & corn cold out of the can after shopping at the 24-hour food mart in Barcelona... Dining on red wine & dark chocolate and jumping on the beds in our Paris hotel room... Eating Brie out of the package with a Swiss Army knife... Popping Pringles & chugging Fruitopia at 6am after a night of dancing & drinking in London...
Definately pints of icecream, gelato, sorbet, etc, many nights watching movies with my best friend, or doing a late-night "icecream run" with my sister & splitting a litre of Oreo...
I used to bake peanut butter cookies & eat them out of the pan
Pickles, pickled beets, pickled onions, relish, sauerkraut, olives, salsa, pasta sauce, condensed tomato soup, curried spinach, mushy peas, pie filling, peanut butter, jam, whipped topping, salad dressing, eggless mayonnaise, ketchup, bbq sauce... and yes, margarine...
PS I'm totally underweight, so I can justify eating an "entire" anything, including bags of cookies, a McCain cake, a frozen cream pie :)
Mark Bittman's Savory Oatmeal with Scallions and Soy Sauce
I just tried this for the first time but I made it with chicken broth, minced onions, black beans and topped with sour cream....mmmm mmmm good
12-Year Old McDonald's Hamburger, Still Looking Good
I have a vegetable collection that is older. They used to have these things called jars and you could put things in them and it would make them last for a long time. If only we could recreate this somehow without the jars. That would be amazing.
White Diamond, a Vintage Slider Emporium in Linden, New Jersey
Sadly, White Diamond in Linden appears to be closed. There is a paper "CLOSED" sign in the window, the listed phone number rings unanswered, and the restaurant was closed and locked when visited last week on two separate days for lunch and dinner. Very sad - I only had the chance to eat there once, but excellent burgers.
White Diamond, a Vintage Slider Emporium in Linden, New Jersey
I love white Diamond. Remember Royal Castle in South Florida?
The Bacon Hamburger Fatty Melt, a Bacon Burger with Two Bacon-Stuffed Grilled Cheese Sandwiches as Bun
If I had any bacon left, I'd do this idea tomorrow for lunch/dinner. As it is, to really put the topper on it, I had a few ideas on how to make this really nice and unhealthy.... first, take a page from the burger with the cheese ooze core... stuff some cheese in the burger as well! maybe chop up some bacon to mix in with the meat too. Next, gotta add some mayo, then slap a fried egg in there as well. If you're still alive and not on your way to the hospital after the first bite, then I'd applaud you, but you may want to have someone ready just in case.... in case you take a second bite.
Snapshots from Scotland: Deep-Fried Mars Bars
Fried stuff = county fair.
Many similar items on the menu.
Wonder if Ohio was settled by Scots? Maybe my husband should wear his kilt to the fair this year... =)
Heinz Introduces World's Smallest Microwave, and It's USB-Powered
Sounds something John Kerry invented to impress his wife (the one with the money)...
Snapshots from Scotland: Deep-Fried Mars Bars
The US version of the Mars bar is no more. Originally, it was topped with 3 whole almonds. At one time it was my favorite candy bar. Few people felt as I did and it was "new and improved." Almond bits were incorporated into the nougat and the ones on top disappeared. I never ate one again. At least now I was on the side of history. The Mars bar in Europe and Canada is the same as the US MilkyWay, nougat with a layer of caramel.
In the 1980's the John and Forrest Mars decided that they needed to end the confusion across borders regarding their wares and name products the same in every country. Among other things this would have switched the names between the MilkyWay and the Mars bar here in the US. This was controversial enough that when the President of M&M/Mars fought against it; it cost him his job. In the end, however, sanity ruled and the US names were retained in the US.
The effect is seen in other Mars products, however. Pedigree Pet Foods is a Mars product and brand in England. The Mars brands in the US were KalKan dog and cat foods, Mealtime dry dog food, and Crave dry cat food. These, for the most part, became Pedigree dog food and Whiskas cat food. I did much of the marketing research on changing the dog food brand names in the US. The proposed names did not do well with consumers.
Heinz Introduces World's Smallest Microwave, and It's USB-Powered
Scary, extremely scary, and yet I think I want this...if only just to reheat coffee. =)
Mark Bittman's Savory Oatmeal with Scallions and Soy Sauce
I couldn't believe when I found this article....I've been doing this for years and just posted a savory oatmeal recipe: http://tinyurl.com/mybypg.
Good eats from Costco?
Here is a blog about Costco. Maybe you can go there and get some ideas:
www.addictedtocostco.com
Here's my list:
72oz of chocolate chips (I like to bake)
eggs 18 for $1.25
I've heard milk is cheaper there
spinach cheese ravioli from the frozen section is good
Kirkland rice snacks
Stacy's pita chips goes great with Sabra hummus
Mark Bittman's Savory Oatmeal with Scallions and Soy Sauce
Oh my goodness. All I can say is...I can't believe I never thought of making oatmeal savory! I mean, I like it with fruit and such, but...I also know that it's good with even just a little butter. My brain never got past the "put more than butter on it" line. I can't wait to try some of the ideas you all have thrown out there. And I'm going to search for more savory recipes with oatmeal!!!
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@dixisue, I like pb & mayo sandwiches, no matter what kind of breat I have, also occasionally add a few slices of ripe banana on that...if out of pb, sit there with banana slices on a plate, each one gets a small blobette of mayo, also good this way on a Ritz cracker.
otherwise, out of can or jar it's:
tuna, drained or undrained
Bush's beans, or B&M, best tasting IMO
Spag/MB from the can, so easy now with the zip-off tops!
uncondensed cream of broccoli or cream of chicken soup
HAVE to taste at least 2 tbl of any new jar spaghetti sauce
herring in cream sauce, or just plain pickled w/onions
sardines, in hot sauce, mustard or oil
salmon from a can, also love to drink the "juice"
pickles from a jar